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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

The IEA must oppose the pension cost shift. « Fred Klonsky

The IEA must oppose the pension cost shift. « Fred Klonsky:


The IEA must oppose the pension cost shift.

The surprising thing is that we all thought the IEA already opposed the proposal by Madigan and Quinn to shift the cost of the state’s pension obligations to the local school districts.
It was a shock to many when the IEA website announced that we had no position. No position on this issue is the same as support. Quinn wants the General Assembly to address it on August 17.  He may not be successful according to many observers but the IEA needs to be mobilizing opposition to the proposal now.
Glen Brown explains why:

What would be other probable effects? In cash-strapped school districts, of 



Bloomberg.